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KSC rethinks academics DOROTHY ENGLAND
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regarding the potential changes at KSC. Riley stated , “The USNH Provost Seigh said, “There is an amazing vision at our
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History could be made in the next few months as a newly established committee at Keene State College reevaluates the belief that a triangle is the strongest shape. For 38 years, the academic structure of KSC has been supported by three schools, held up by their own accord of majors and minors. This might all change by the next academic year.
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$5 million approved for newly established committee to evaluate three-school system
is not easy, as he himself said he has no personal spepositions at KSC, one is set to retire, and three others are in interim positions. Dean of the Mason Library Celia Rabinowitz has the only permanent position. that that is the reason for creating the Committee on Alignment of Vision and Structure (CAVS), which will evaluate our current structure of the three schools (a School of Arts and Huma n ities, one of Sciences and Social Sciences and another of Professional and Graduate Studies). The committee will propose at least three academic models that
comprised of an elected faculty member from each school, a representative of the College Senate and
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relate to their major,” she said. “It creates an individual with better thinking skills and a wide array of knowledge.” Marx said that she might major in English, but that she also likes anthropology. get a more liberal arts education,” she said. Earlier this month, the University System
What students need to know about a potential restructuring:
1. It could save money and lower tuition. 2. It could offer a broader educational experience. 3. It could encourage relationships with the outside community. 4. It could create layoffs for staff or faculty.
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dent Sonya Marx said she thinks a more interdisciplinary approach could help students. “I think everybody should
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KSC sends a box to Haiti DOROTHY ENGLAND
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Hold the brakes on that ambulance and potentially save some money KATHERINE GLOSSER
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Millionaires cash out information CAMPUS JACOB BARRETT
were saying is completely accurate. I think that we do need to restore inequality and Keene State’s chapter of democracy back to the people Democracy Matters and the and that we do have a problem American Democracy project welcomed a couple of million- Barbesco said. aires to talk about the wealth -
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“We have to massup as millennials. We need to get our voices out, and in in order to do anything we need to move money toward the majority of the population. That’s how any social change is going to happen.”
with politicians place in the Student Center’s
“As the sign says in front featured two of America’s onepercenters and a KSC student. Some people are saying that The two businessmen were merly a high-ranking execu- ference’. And that’s just not
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KSC Senior Vice President of Democracy Matters Sydney Little speaks at event where millionaires discussed money in politics
and vote. Pearl dispelled the notion by many that an indi-
Audience members and KSC students such as Nick They came representing Morrisohn said that the key an organization called the to change is for individuals to speak up collectively. aimed at taking big-money out “We have to mass-up as of politics and putting it back into the hands of the middle “We need to get our voices and working class. Also on the panel was KSC anything we need to move senior and Democracy Mat- money toward the majority of the population. That’s how who gave her own perspective any social change is going to as a student. She talked about how Pearl said after the event the economic inequality in that the Patriotic millionaires would be willing to work with her both as a student and both Donald Trump and Hillfuture member of the work- ary Clinton upon the event that either is elected into the debt that students are left to manage with. out a way to decrease ecoCollins said that the nomic inequality and implewealthier members of society should give back to the middle class and that it would be in of them is proposing anything their best interest for services which really help decrease that both they and other indi- inequality a lot in the foreviduals enjoy. “ …our perspective is what good societies do is they create said. opportunities for everybody to get access to wealth and a Democracy Matters meet on Tuesdays at 7:30. Democracy Matters President Joseph Barbesco echoed Jacob Barrett can be contacted the message of the panelists at jbarrett@kscequinox.com and said that the line between the upper and lower economic class needs to be removed. “I think that what they
Jousting event rides in at Keene State committee will also be asked to communicate with others such as Student Assembly and the KSC Adjunct Association. Seigh said it is important to note that he is not on the committee. “The upper administration [including KSC President Anne Huot] is not on this committee….because we want this to be an exploration done
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Seton Hall University English Professor Dr. Angela Weisl gives a presentation on jousting. The event was on Thursday, October 20 at 4 p.m. in the Mountain View Room.
Medieval enthusiast and professor from Seton University comes to talk about jousting to the community of Keene State College MICHAEL FREMEAU
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does think KSC is a good school. better if we just thought about this
in doing so. “I wouldn’t ever want to be an administrator in that situation. It’s tough enough being facTimney said he is concerned about jobs. “I do think jobs are on
on...higher education planning - and how the business of the colmittee’s deadline to come up with they can save the money they want which is Dec. 19 of this year. He said there is a possibility in the spring semester of 2017 to see some of the KSC economics Professor and stone. past Keene State College Education “As soon as school starts in the Association (KSCEA) Union President Patrick Dolenc said he’s not one of these models a reality if they concerned about his job. He said that (the committee) present a model
recommends watching.
Seton Hall University English Professor Dr. Weisl continued to say that this is a sport Angela Weisl gave the presentation. A medieval where people compete and can get hurt. She use plate armour and less deadly versions of real weapons. Jousting isn’t a very common sport though.
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school hasn’t decided to have major all unknown for now. He also said employee cutbacks across the board. now is not the time to ask about the “No one has declared [retrench-
never heard of jousting outside of Renaissance Jousting is making a comeback and people how the contestants that take part in this are not fairs. Sweetland also said that he would also try are trying to keep it in its original form. It should at all trying to preserve history. be mentioned that this isn’t like the Renaissance She said there’s a Battle of the Nations event proper medical care afterwards. fairs that you may see. participate. nel. the student center. Cheshire Academy for Lifelong Learning from European and other countries because in concerned about the injuries students could sustypically stop if someone has been injured. In tain if KSC ever had jousting as a potential sport. Be Reborn: The Return of Jousting and Medieval “They would need to know how and where it
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“Could the state or college afford that if students were doing [jousting] here?”
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it would take us down a road that KSC Professor of Journalism we’ve never been down….You can’t Mark Timney said in order for KSC to employment) faculty....the contract is “we have to address the needs of our pretty clear that the administration
KSC has to stay true to what we are - education Professor and current ing students who can comprehend KSCEA President Shirley McLoughlin stated she hasn’t heard news of retrenchment either. administrators and too many facDolenc said KSC needs to be ulty who want to make us a mini Harvard [or] mini Yale. We’ll never He described shared governance as the fear I’m having with this upcom- collective thought from the College
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Campus continues taking sustainable strides Earlier this month, Keene State College carbon neutral alternative. This biofuel comes from a company called Lifelege or university in the country to heat a campus cycle Renewables, which takes vegetable oil waste from cruise ships and restaurants then goes under An article published in The Equinox two weeks ago spoke on behalf of this sustainable initiative. The recycled oil then comes out clean and ready to be burned. moving forward, leaving behind a much lessened It’ll be interesting to see in the future how much carbon footprint. higher a percentage the campus will be heated The college has taken many other steps in the from this alternative heating fuel. By lessening our right direction toward sustainability and reducing reliance on fossil fuels the campus will in turn be greenhouse gas emissions campus-wide. However, able to curve their emission output. we at The Equinox feel as though other institutions Through taking steps like this, the college is across the nation should follow in line with this well on their way to meeting their sustainability carbon neutral approach to heating campuses. and climate commitments. Global warming and climate change are real Supervisor of Plumbing and Heating Plant Operations Bill Rymes said, “It’s the best environsolutions to combat it. Although climate change mental solution we could have,” in reference to the may not directly be attributed to only humans, we Aside from the new heating method the colwhich we pollute the very planet that sustains our lege has introduced, many other environmentally existence. friendly things that are happening across campus. As climate changes, we too need to change The college has taken an extra step in how it goes our ways and learn to adapt with innovative eco- about recycling. friendly solutions before we’re in over our heads. Recycling On Campus Keene State, or R.O.C.K.S, This could even be literal with the rate at which is a team of students who go around gathering and the polar ice caps are melting. organizing anything and everything that can be recycled. which in turn warms the surface and makes life NextGen climate is also an organization onas we know it possible. According to https://www. campus, which is at many other schools across the environment.gov.au, “The problem we now face is nation, that promotes political action on climate that human activities – particularly burning fossil issues. fuels (coal, oil and natural gas), agriculture and KSC does a great amount to keep the conversaland clearing – are increasing the concentrations tions of climate change going and, in many ways, of greenhouse gases. This is the enhanced green- does its part in minimizing the school’s carbon footprint. the Earth.” Despite the recent ongoing budget cuts, it’s If we are able to lessen our own environmental great to see the college taking strides in the right impact and move toward these eco-friendly alter- direction with sustainable alternative measures. oil as opposed to fossil fuels, we can begin correcting the damage already done to the planet. It’s quite remarkable to see that KSC is able to heat 36 percent of the college campus with this
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Recently, KSC became the first college in the country to burn purified waste vegetable oil to heat buildings.
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STAFF COMMENTARY
Successfully deflecting heckling in politics ELLIOT WELD
of Clinton’s emails, which apparently could have been interpreted in this way. For one thing, if Trump is so worried about violence at his events, perhaps he should stop encouraging it. I’ve heard so many people say how bizarre this election is, and how they’ve never seen two candidates disrespect each other so much. Trump has certainly said the most outrageous things out of all the presidential nominees that I’ve been alive for, but in the broad scope of American history, what he says is tame compared to what some candidates have said. Andrew Jackson, the seventh president, once
Equinox Staff Heckling: It’s become the new norm at just about every political rally, debate and gathering of any kind. In a way, it’s a way for individuals to express free speech, one of America’s oldest cultural values, but at what point does it go too far? What is an appropriate way for a candidate to respond? Former President Bill Clinton recently visited the Keene State College campus to campaign for Hillary. He said nothing groundbreaking or new; his speech was more or less what we all expected, but the most interesting part of the rally was when a heckler suddenly interrupted Clinton, creating a commotion in the crowd in front of him.
“As for heckling, my conclusion is this: while it shouldn’t be illegal to bad-mouth our leaders, heckling is not accomplishing much of anything.”
Clay, and I didn’t hang John C. Calhoun.” Henry Clay was one of Jackson’s opponents in the 1824 election, and Calhoun was Jackson’s vice president. During the 1828 election, Jackson’s mother -
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know, give them a round of applause actually, they’ve had a really bad week.” The crowd proceeded to clap as the event’s security guard escorted one of several hecklers away while he screamed, Personally, I thought Clinton handled the situation fairly well, granted he had probably thought of what to say in that situation ahead of time. It quickly took attention away from the heckler and, to some degree, mocked the opposing campaign. chose to simply talk over hecklers, but with its frequency in this election cycle, most politicians, especially Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump and President Obama, have had to respond in some way. While yes, heckling is a way to exercise free speech, it’s not productive in any way. What are you accomplishing by interrupting a politician at a public event?
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example at Donald Trump’s rallies, boisterous protesters make regular appearances. In these cases, the goal is to exploit Trump’s temperament. Trump’s rallies are especially bad; those who interrupt Trump have sometimes been met with violent responses from his supporters.
at him. Trump has shown that he is easily irritated by hecklers, not just in person, but over Twitter as well. Trump’s sive and bizarre, but in doing this, he unknowingly, or perhaps knowingly, gives the hecklers just what they want. free speech is a vital part of our society, but no one is lis- about to throw a tomato, knock the crap out of them. I In the last presidential debate, Trump claimed that tening when you’re that screaming lunatic at the politi- promise you I’ll pay the legal fees,” prior to a speech in the Clinton campaign and the Democratic National cal rally. Iowa, claiming that his security had informed him that Committee had sent people to cause violence at his a heckler may have been planning to throw tomatoes events. This was after WikiLeaks released another slew
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Bridging age gaps through play and learning ADAM URQUHART
opinionS Editor Regardless of what stage an individual is at in life, self-growth and happiness should be encouraged at all points. A senior care center, ProvWashington, is encouraging just that. Titled The Intergenerational Learning Center, this preschool brings together the old and young, creating an atmosphere not experienced in most preschool settings. These types of preschools aren’t all that common, but I feel the mutual
“Combining a preschool and a retirement home under the same roof could provide a learning experience like no other for both the young and old.” ADAM URQUHART OPINIONS EDITOR
at. The days of preschool where sticky hands were the norm and activities were always on the agenda were happy times for the most part. I don’t remember much from these days, but I do remember thinking at a young age that I’d always be a kid forever. Although this idea didn’t pan out over time, I’ve come to accept the inevitable process of aging for what it is. We embrace the beginning stages of life with such positive happiness, yet site. A great amount of attention goes to early childhood for many obvious and important reasons. Children are our future, and we as adults should take it upon ourselves to create an appropriate world to leave behind for the coming generations. However, let us not forget about those older generations because without them, we wouldn’t even exist. I feel as though more attention needs to be paid to senior citizens in our country. By saying this, I don’t mean to take away any of the attention children receive, but rather to also bear in mind those at the opposite end of this experience we call life. I feel this much needed attention can be brought to both of those individuals just starting out on their life’s path and those nearing the end of theirs by bringing both groups together. Combining a preschool and a retirement home under the same roof could provide a learning experience like no other for both the young and old. By
linking these demographics together, the children are given the opportunity to interact with others who come from generations far before them. Aside from education and unique seniors, many health and social benethis sort of environment. With old age comes the inability to do what one used to, and as a result, some older individuals don’t get out and socialize as much as they should. This may in part have to do with family situations or loss of friends over time, but whatever the reason, exposing seniors to preschool-aged children can help them attain a renewed sense of a social life. Especially for those elderly members of our society living in an assisted living homes, some days can be quite lonely. Social isolation is closely connected to depression and dementia, among
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Reasons first-years shouldn’t register for classes first
According to an article published on https://www.mcmasteroptimalaguations where a person does not have enough people to interact with, an objective state, loneliness is the subjective experience of distress over not having enough social relationships or not enough contact with people.” This same article went on to explain but not feel lonely, whereas an individual with a seemingly large social network can still experience loneliness.” If preschools were more commonly embedded within senior care centers these feelings could be lessened or removed completely through interacting with the youth. By interacting with preschool-aged children, seniors are able to engage in conversation, share their knowledge and become more involved with those youngest members of their community. In turn, the children are able to ships at this unique preschool. I feel this type of preschool should be more common. This sort of environment may even give these seniors a feeling of selfdays a week eager to see their pals, old and young. This sort of preschool
invested in. I feel as though this idea could bring communities together, while bringing attention to those living in nursing homes by connecting the young and old. A retirement home may not be envisioned as an exhilarating place to be, but these senior’s days is quite common among elderly folks, could be brightened all while children especially those cooped up in retire- learn beside them. ment homes. Adam Urquhart can be contacted at According to an article published Aurquhart@kscequinox.com rent estimates of the prevalence of social isolation in community-dwelling older adults indicate that it is as high as 43 percent, ranging from 10 to 43 percent.” Some may associate this sort of living situation with loneliness. However, despite being closely related, ness and social isolation.
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be puzzled to decide whether you are an apostate or an impostor, whether you have abandoned good principles, or whether you ever had any.” I’d like to think that our elections could be more civil and sophisticated than they were in the nineteenth century, so these old quotes drawing similarities to Trump’s quotes are not at all comforting to me. As for heckling, my conclusion is this: while it shouldn’t be illegal to bad-mouth our leaders, heckling is not accomplishing much of anything. If anything, hecklers interrupt the candidate and take away time they could be talking about their stances and policy, causing other voters not to hear those policies and limiting their participation in the democracy. So for this reason, if you are going to be a heckler, do it with good reason.
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really need these four classes, and I don’t appreciate the ulcers i get from not registering
to make up a class you miss, but for seniors missing one class, that means we may have to extend our education two more semesters. Look, in three years when you are in my enthusiasm, going to class on time and making situation, I know you will feel the exact same new friends, the gleam was still in my eyes. way as I do, so please take one for the team and Those where good times First years are great, they carry with them can’t lose and are guaranteed to be okay , at the the enthusiasm that most of us upperclassmen have lost when reality keeps kicking us in the me, and the other seniors, so much rides on the gut.With that being said, I will never support classes we need. the fact that you guys get to register before Anyway, I hope you all have a good year seniors. and realize that if I don’t get that one upper level ISP That I need, you will see me sobbing time and you all are trying to schedule your- on the quad eating tubs of cookies and cream selves in a way so you can graduate in that four ice cream. year time frame that is expected of us. Love you, For me though, I only need four classesPaul Lucas that’s it. Four. All of those years of planning and studying culminate into only four classes Paul Lucas can be contacted at left between my life at KSC and the real world. Plucas@kscequinox.com On top of that those four classes are four incred-
haven’t even picked your majors yet. For me, I am stuck with my decisions and
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Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016
KSC health survey hopes to provide services for students EMMA HAMILTON
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ered a statistically credible survey; less than that
The Keene State Center for Health and Well- and that is considered to be a solid number for ness is in need of student input. Recently, a health survey was sent out to all KSC students seeking responses related to health tribute to why a bigger population of students behaviors. The survey typically takes 20-30 minThe e-mail was sent to students explaining it check their e-mails and they are too preoccupied would help the Center for Health and Wellness with class registration, which is currently hapcollect health behavior of students on-campus. pening. With the information collected, they hope to provide wellness programs and services that are needed by students. Once completing the survey, students are She has been encouraging her fellow students on their class Facebook page to do the same. “I thought the survey was very in-depth and First-year student majoring in health science with a concentration in nutrition Sydney School- there are accurate results, and in turn, useful improvements and changes,” Olsen said. survey. Olsen said that she believes this survey is Schoolcraft said she went to take the survey important so that there will be improvements in and read the instructions, “by clicking ‘begin our health services here at KSC. of age.”
people are always so busy and would rather
want to take the survey without given the okay a survey, which is understandable,” Olsen said. to do so. Schoolcraft said, “I believe that just because Students will be receiving e-mail reminders
State health services! getting the most accurate results for the campus.”
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enough, like her.
Director for the Center of Health and Wellipated in this National survey in 2004, 2006, 2009
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A screenshot of the health survey that has been sent out to KSC students. According to the Center for Health and Wellness, this survey is intended to collect health behavior of students on-campus. With the information collected, they hope is to provide wellness programs and services that are needed for students.
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Building blocks to a successful career KYLE KEMP
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the process.
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Above: Erin Conti stands with her pre-primary design for a school in Uganda for her Collaborative Design class during the Spring 2016 semester.
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Above: Conti and her commerical construction classmates had the opportunity to tour the Living Learning Community building while it was under construction.
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Above and left: Conti and other architecture students pose at the American Institute of Architecture Students conference.
Eating with The Equinox: Apple Wrapples ALI FITZGERALD
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With the fall season wrapping up, we’re going to show you a quick and easy apple dessert recipe. It’s similar to an apple pie roll-up and contains all the cinnamon apple goodness in an easy to hold wrapup.
Directions: Start by preheating the oven to 400 degrees F.
the heat to 350 degrees.
eighth inch thick.
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Last minute Halloween costumes AMANDA BRAATZ
EQUINOX STAFF As Halloween is approaching, you may be thinking, “Halloween costumes are just not for me.” Well, you’re not alone. If you still want to spend Halloween with your friends, but not be the only one not dressed up, here’s a few ways to meet halfway without leaving too far from your comfort zone. tumes can be constructed from clothes you may have already. There are countless DIY (do it yourself) costume videos made out of T-shirts or dresses that accompany simple face paint instructions. However, if you aren’t comfortable wearing a costume, even if its homemade, you can get away with wearing your own clothes rather than spending time on your face paint or makeup. There are plenty of ways to get a frightening costume without spending too much time or money on the look. Some products to help you achieve looks like these include Ben Nye products, liquid latex, etc. and can be found on amazon.com. You can add fake blood to your face or body for any costume to make the costume scarier. Ben Nye has “fresh scab” blood, which looks like real clot-
sugar skulls should be symmetrical, so it does not Desi Perkins has a great step-by-step video on matter which design you choose to do, as long as how to do this on her YouTube channel DesireePerwhat you do to one side you do to the other. You can get really creative with this look by If you are not into scary costumes, try one adding multiple colors or unique patterns. inspired by social media. A more complex look is the melting face. For this look, do half of your face with regular foundation, eyeshadow, eyeliner, etc. Next, hollow out one eye and a spot where a Youtuber Rclbeauty101 has videos of her recreatskeleton’s teeth would be. After drawing skull features on half of your face, You can easily use this as a costume idea. For drip liquid latex over the edges between your regular makeup and the skull makeup. This will give the costume for anyone. To achieve this look, enhance your features. Use a black eyeliner pencil to trace the contours and perimeter of your face.
with fake open wounds. A zombie costume requires tattered clothing and grey-toned face makeup. To create the illusion that you are dead or decaying, there are a few simple steps. You should use a foundation or base that is a few shades lighter than your natural skin tone and apply that to your face and blend it down your neck. Deepen the hollows of your eyelid with grey and purple eyeshadows, almost like a bruised appearance. Use the same shades under your eyes to make dark under eye circles and make it look like you haven’t slept in years. Contour your features, just like you contoured your eyelids, to make your skin look sunken in. Draw on fake veins or enhance pre-existing ones with the deep purple shadow, and use your Use a concealer or skin-toned lipstick to make your lips colorless and lifeless looking. pLover has a video tutorial using drugstore products and a simple design to create a sugar skull image on her face. It is a quick and easy makeup-only costume if you run out of ideas or need a last minute one. Sugar skulls typically are drawn with large circles around the eyes and include a design around that. You can achieve this design with a black eyeliner.
of your choice. Use white paint for the parts of your face that would be highlighted in the light. Paint black or white dots all over your appearance of a 2D costume. using face paint or eyeshadow. Create lines going from your mouth down your neck in rainbow order. Add a bright pink blush on the apples of your cheeks, and make your eyes look bigger by creating a new lower lash line further down than your natural one, using white eyeliner and false eyelashes. If you want to use snapchat’s popular dog the ears and tongue on cardstock paper, paint on the dog’s nose and enhance your makeup. If you really run out of time, you can just wear solid colored clothing and a pair of animal ears and you’re done. Face paint is optional, but you can make this costume as detailed or as plain as you desire. Some common costumes include a dog, cat, or mouse. If you have a favorite TV show or movie character, you could always recreate their signature look for your costume. You could be a makeup artist for halloween; just wear all black and do your makeup as if you are going to prom, and carry a makeup brush or bag with you. Happy Halloween! Amanda Braatz can be contacted at abraatz@kscequinox.com
KSC celebrates National Day on Writing JILL GIAMBRUNO
EQUINOX STAFF Writers, scholars, students and professors came
dents and professors alike excited about writing. “I think it was mostly just a nice way for students to get to know some of their peers and hang out for a bit, but they probably also took away some knowl-
ebrate the National Day on Writing. To celebrate at Keene State College, the Center for Writing on-cam- are important on campus because they let students pus held an event in the Atrium Conference Room to commemorate the national holiday. to them. In 2009, the U.S. Senate established the National “Events like these are how I got involved [as a ebrated at schools across the country since then, KSC included. activities for anyone passing through to participate in.
excited about writing. because I want to make a career out of it. It’s important because I love to read, and writing is also an awesome way to express your thoughts.”
which passersby were asked to tell their life story in only six words. Collected memoirs included: “A at the Center for Writing on-campus. When asked about the National Day on Writing saved my life,” “Loving mom of two great men” and “Kanye has got nothing on me.” have, and it’s a fun event.” story, pictures needing captions and hashtags such as “#whyIwrite” and “#whereIwrite.” Word games like Bananagrams, word searches and word puzzles were also provided. Director at the Center for Writing and associate professor for English at KSC Kate Tirabassi was
the ability to write is important for a variety of different reasons. “People undermine and underestimate how important writing is and how much of a privilege to write gives you an opportunity to use your voice. In our country in particular, we have the freedom of speech, which is such a privilege, and especially important during this election. Being able to use
hour event. According to Tirabassi, parts of the day were really busy with full classes coming through and students stopping by on their way to and from class. ibly important.” “This is an opportunity to really celebrate the Tirabassi added that the event, in part, was held amount of writing we all do. I don’t think we realize to raise awareness about the Center for Writing onhow much we write,” Tirabassi explained. campus. dents, whether they struggle with writing or feel Center for Writing who was present at the event last week. really enjoyed celebrating the National Day on Writing, and that she thought it was a fun way to get stu-
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look over their work.” Jill Giambruno can be contacted at jgiambruno@kscequinox.com
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KSC students wrote why they write during the Writing Center’s National Day on Writing celebration on Oct. 20.
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High school students Tyler Bell, Nuria Cerezula, Sophia Chase, and Finn-Ann Cotton showed their support for Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton during fromer President Bill Clinton’s campus visit on Oct. 17 by wearing superhero costumes and holding signs with Hillary’s campaign slogan.
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“Having a more intermediate candidate, not even a candidate, but public speaker, talk before the nominee would be really Cont. from A10 interesting and I would like to see that,” “I just wish we had more conservative Cinq-Mars said. Tyler Croteau, the President of Keene’s candidates come… I just wish that we could Democratic organization, mentioned that have more diversity,” he said. he enjoyed having two famous speakers.
“If it gets kids involved [and] gets kids paying attention in an election that’s pretty divisive and ugly, I think it’s a really good thing.” However, like Cinq-Mars, Croteau also stated, “I feel like…the Republican party on campus, at least its presence, is a minority and that has nothing to do with the value of
their message… The last thing in the world still have the right to vote for whomever I want is for someone to feel their political they want. Students can vote on Tuesday, opinions [are] invalid just because it’s the Nov. 8. minority opinion.” Barbesco’s explanation for the RepubliAlexandria Saurman can be contacted can minority is, “because it’s a liberal arts at asaurman@kscequinox.com school. It just makes sense with that.” While KSC is a liberal arts school, people
Equinox crossword of the week Across:
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3 When something makes
12 October 31st
this 4 A skeleton is just a bunch of these
13 The Count 15 He hates garlic 16 Frankenstein had one 18 Lives in belfry
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1 Comes out on full moons nights
9 Whoo? Whoo?
2 What a spider spins
10 Majes a popular pie
5 Playground of ghosts
11 Scare
6 Where a vampire sleeps
16 Found in Egypt
8 Evil or
17 When ghots come out
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feels campus is a pretty safe place to be. When asked how he feels while on campus, Young said, “Yes, I feel safe on campus because where I live is a very populated part of the campus, so I feel that there are plenty of people around that are witnesses and can help.” First-year Stevie Russ also weighed in on how being a Keene State College student provides a sense of comfort and security. Russ said she thinks Keene does a pretty good job of making all citizens feel safe. Russ said, “I do not really feel scared or anything about the news because nothing has really happened to me personally.” Russ said she also was very supportive of KSC’s on-campus security, and expressed some appreciation for the job that they do to make students feel safe on an everyday basis. When asked to compare how she feels on safe on campus than I would downtown. I get a sense of being safe because of Campus Safety always patrolling, but when I go downtown, I do get a little nervous.” Kyle Kemp can be contacted at kkemp@kscequinox.com
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(KSC) being right in the middle of the city, some stu- that concerned about it.” dents said they do not fear for their safety on campus. Damphousse also mentioned that she especially feels safe on campus. When asked about her safety NH1 News recently reported the eight most release of this news, she feels pretty safe when in the when on campus, Damphousse said, “I do [feel safe] dangerous cities in New Hampshire, Keene being one city and on-campus. because there is a lot of security and I feel like there are of them. When looking at these rankings, Keene, New When asked if she was aware of the news and how it a lot of ways to avoid being put into danger.” made her feel, Damphousse said, “I did not know this, On the contrary, sophomore Damon Young said city in New Hampshire. Despite Keene State College
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release of this news. When asked if he knew about the news and how it made him feel, Young said, “I did not know personally, and it makes me feel a little unsure about the city because I thought it was safer.” While Young expressed some concern about how and those who live in Keene, he also expressed that he
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President Bill Clinton speaks to students on campus ALEXANDRIA SAURMAN
EQUINOX STAFF On Monday, Oct. 17, former President Bill Clinton came to Keene State College and delivered a speech to students, faculty and community members. Supporting Hillary Clinton’s presidential candidacy, Bill has been campaigning at various colleges in the past week, visiting Cornell College , Dartmouth College and Montgomery County Community College in Pennsylvania. The event at KSC attracted more than 600 students, faculty and members of the community, according to The Times Argus. Though Bill promoted Hillary’s policies in his speech, he placed high stress on the idea of voting, something that many college students may have not done before. First-year biology major Shannon Upham at KSC, attended the rally and said, “ I don’t know what I’m doing in this election…but I think it’s so cool that a former president came to us. I think it’s nice that such big names have come to our campus.” In addition to Bill’s speech last week, senator and former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders rallied at KSC on Friday, Oct. 7, just a week and a half before Bill Clinton. Attracting more than 500 guests, Sanders too promoted Hillary and her race for presidency. Joseph Barbesco, the President of Keene’s nonpartisan political organization Democracy Matters attended Sanders’ speech. “I saw Sanders like 10 times already. I think he’s extraordinary,” he said. “I think he’s a great speaker. He connects well with students. He engages students. You can feel his passion when he talks.” Sophomore and history education major Jesse Guerra commented on both events and said, “As a student, it is always nice to see well known folks come to Keene State. It is an honor and privilege to host a presidential candidate and then a former president.” However, he later said, “As a Republican… I have noticed that this school is more or less on the Democratic side, as I have yet to see really any pride for the Republican nominee…. I’d like to see Mike Pence come speak (Trump’s running mate) because I do not know that much about his morals…” The President of KSC Republicans Hunter Cinq-Mars, took a moment of his time to speak with The Equinox on this issue.
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Former President Bill Clinton spoke at Keene State College on Oct. 17 on the Student Center Lawn.
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Above: A student shows her support for Senator Hillary Clinton during former President Bill Clinton’s campus visit Oct. 17 on the Student Center Lawn. Left: Student and community members line up along Appian Way to see Bill Clinton speak on campus
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‘A...My Name is Alice’ at the Redfern ETHAN CHALMERS AND FLETCHER RICE
Equinox Staff The Keene State College theater and dance program featured the revue “A...My Name Is Alice” at the Redfern Arts Center’s Wright Theater the week of Oct. 18. Directed by Kirstin Riegler, the production highlighted performances by Keene State students Sydney Aldrich, Heather Hunt, Amy Lesieur, Emily McIntyre and Claire O’Brien. The performance was complemented with piano accompaniment by Thomas R. Martin and choreography was by Makayla Ferrick. Director Kirstin Riegler said that she chose the show “‘A...My Name Is Alice’ because, “I wanted to keep musical theater present in our season here at Keene. I also wanted to showcase that a musical doesn’t have to be this large grandiose production; it can be an intimate conversation between audience and actor. I was very passionate about it because bringing show that is all women is a very strong statement, and I wanted to do that for Keene.” Regarding the selection of the Wright Theater as a venue, Riegler said “I never saw this story being in this big space because along with my concept of this whole group
therapy session, I wanted the audi- cast member individualized each ence to feel like a part of the ther- song. She said that she enjoyed seeing these women create their in the Wright Theater...where you’re own through line [when an actor in a circle group and just chatting, has an objective for a line, theit would set the mood more appro- theatredictionary.org] connectpriately than in a bigger space. ing their characters back stories to While the revue was originally written in 1983, Riegler stated that them were able to allow their stothe message is still relevant in ries to mesh in a cohesive manner today’s society. As a feminist pro- was literally incredible, and it was duction, Riegler said, “I’m a big fan all done by them.” of women who don’t need a man to As director, Riegler added her be strong. An independent woman own ideas, mainly the group theris crucial. I think all I can say is the apy session, to “A...My Name Is power just speaks for itself the way Alice.” She said that she invented the material was written. It was it “because I just think just reading conceived by two women in 1983 the text as barren, I felt like everyand they just wanted to make a thing could totally be something statement that you can do a show you talk to a therapist about. Or to dominated by women. In the 80s, all of these women, something crumusicals - a very male dominated cial just happened in their lives and profession - had that male lead and they’ve talked to all of their family that male-female couple. Here, we friends. They just need that outcan still tell the same story with side help or connection with someone that might be going through Riegler also remarked that she the same thing.” Riegler also rearhas thoroughly enjoyed working ranged the order of the songs “to with the cast of “A...My Name Is make a through line possible for Alice.” She described the actress’ ability to work together as, “absoAudience member Lauren Bennett, a graduate student in the KSC day to learning the music.” Riegler special education program, said, “I said that one of the more reward- enjoyed the kindergarten aspect of ing aspects of working with the all the musical review in its nursery female cast was “seeing them kind rhyme style songs such as the ABCs of be their own director” by learn- in performers’ introductions.” ing their assigned songs. Riegler Other audience member Chloe was also impressed with how each Melville, a sophomore nutrition
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“...I’m a big fan of women who don’t need a man to be strong. An independent woman is crucial. I think all I can say is the power just speaks for itself the way the material was written....” KIRSTIN REIGLER DIRECTOR
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KSC student performer gives her performance during “A...My Name Is Alice” live at the Redfern Arts Center in the Alumni Theatre.
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Spring concert performer possibilities “...the spring concerts, since I have been here at Keene State, have been a pretty good time, but I know there is something here they could set up that would make it that much better....” BEN POTTER KSC STUDENT
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Students give their take on who they want for spring concert CAMERON MOZZER
concert lacked entusiasm,. KSC senior Kyle Foote said, “I would like to hear more known rap artists. I also wouldn’t mind changing it up a little bit and have College, the Social Activities Coun- someone like Flume, an electronic musician, or even someone like the concert. Some students seem to have only because the past few years concerts have been, as well as what have been artists who weren’t wellthey are looking hear at this year’s known.” spring concert. Foote added that, “Having an Over the past few years, KSC has artist come who is much more wellhad a venue that consisted of a vari- known, I feel, would get more stuety of artists, which some people dents involved and would have a were not too enthused about. Big more enjoyable time.” Sean took the KSC stage two years Foote continued to talk about ago, followed by rappers such as another artist that visited Keene Kid Ink and Jake Miller who at per- State College and his feelings formed at KSC as well. The problem toward this known rapper. with this is not all students knew some of these artists, and that some who is well-known,” Foote said, students looking for a good spring “has not had much recent music.
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People knew him because of his great hits in like 2008, so I think we need someone who a majority of people could say they know and listen to now.” When the spring time comes, this concert is something KSC students tend to look forward to. Stuwhich artist is going to come play at Keene State. With the overall reactions from the past, students seem to be looking for much more at these venues. Another Keene State student, senior Ben Potter, talked about the venue itself and wanted to explore
they had a bigger and better venue, such as having the concert outside on campus. It would bring a much bigger crowd and I think it would take care [of] a lot of the issues.” SAC Concert Coordinator Bethany Peterson said it is more about the popularity of each artist, and SAC is looking to bring someone in that will sell the most amount of tickets. “In the past,” Peterson said, “we have had a lot of rap artists and that is because they sell very well on campus. I hear a lot of other people wanting country artists, and the problem with that is all the big name
Peterson then talked about the survey that was sent out to students to provide information on what artists students would like to see and of what genre of music. “So we actually have a survey that goes out every fall. Basically it has all the genres on it, so as of now, the most popular genres are pop, rock and hip hop/rap so those are our two top ones. We also have a suggestions box at the bottom of the survey that states what are your ideas, and we also have a little disclaimer saying we have a budget and please do not give us
receive, we actually compete with the other surrounding schools such as Providence College. They have a much larger population than us, but we have actually hosted some of the same artists they have.” Spring concerts in the past have taken place in the student center to hear feedback from students through the survey. Students should make notice of the surveys if they want to have someone well-known make an appearance here at Keene State come spring time.
Cameron Mozzer can be contacted concerts, since I have been here at got someone smaller who is country, at cmozzer@kscequinox.com Keene State, have been a pretty good those people wouldn’t come anytime, but I know there is something ways so we have to balance it.” students, we do not have that money here they could set up that would Peterson added that some of the to do that. For the size of our stumake it that much better. I think if more well known artists are simply dent population and the budget we
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Trailers and releases announced making waves via YouTube The tablet design along with the detachable control sticks on each side is a very cool design, but the system seems to bring more questions to the table than answers. How long will the battery last? What’s the storage size? Will mods be available for third party games? Only time will tell, but details will no doubtedly come quickly for this great looking piece of tech.
Red Dead Redemption 2 (RDR2): described as GTA IV but with horses, is the reason why I decided to check The story was rich, the characters were interesting and the fact that there wasn’t a PC port for it didn’t
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for a quickly approaching 2017 Nintendo Switch: MultiMedia director grew larger and larger, as did my questions on what will be in store. Formally known as the NX, was For some reason, this last week Here’s a quick look at the four huge the longest and possibly the most has been a gold mine when it comes announcements that has me wishpuzzling trailer that came out this to entertainment, news and highly ing for March and the months after. past week. anticipated releases. The Switch has been teased and With each glorious trailer drop anticipated for two years now, and after trailer drop, my anticipation the trailer gave everyone a good
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graphics of modern consoles. The trailer is stunning and makes me wonder how the story will continue, or if a new character will be the center point (because things don’t go too well for John
dropped two years ago is back in force for the sequel’s sneak peek. Nothing too major was shown sell and Sylvester Stallone are both ther were seen, which was a bit disappointing. Planet, who is just as his name suggests, a living planet, but Stallone’s character has yet to be revealed as of the teasers release.
Logan: shift in mood for the third Wolver-
perfectly. The trailer is foreboding and drips with atmosphere that has never been a part of the X-Men universe, and this change is a huge push for superhero movies to be taken more seriously.
and public that superheroes can star reason to be excited for the company’s latest entertainment system. cess. Honestly, that has me the most No specs were given during the Guardians of the excited, besides the fact that Wolvertrailer, but many scenarios for the system were shown, such as play- Galaxy Vol. 2: ing it as you would a system from “Ooga-chaka, ooga-ooga oogaMicrosoft or Sony, but also using it Connor Morrell can be contacted at on a plane, in a car and even com- chaka, ooga-ooga,” a verse that was cmorrrell@kscequinox.com petitively with thousands to watch. stuck in everyone’s head when the
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Brian School goes crazy due to library bell breaking Regan live at the Colonial DISCLAIMER: THE “HOOTS N’ HOLLERS” SECTION OF THE EQUINOX IS ENTIRELY SATIRICAL AND NOT AT ALL BASED IN FACT. EVERY STORY, PHOTO AND NAME USED HERE IS FICTITIOUS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMEDY AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE EQUINOX’S OR THE COLLEGE’S BELIEFS AS A WHOLE.
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how long the days are.” Fortunately though, after the gruel-
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So in the meantime, the school went under chaos. With no - out the day. -
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Equinox Staff Brian Regan is a stand-up comedian hailing from Westchester, Flor1995 was as an opener comedian for man. He also has a list of stand-up Routines out on DVD and shows on Comedy Central, such as, “All By Myself,” released in 2010 and
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production featured “so many things that you can relate to
released just last year. Last Thursday Oct. 20, Regan
as good as it was.” First produced in 1983, “A.. My Name Is Alice” was writ-
at the Colonial Theater. Although the stage was small, audiences of all
Julianne Boyd. The production won the Outer Critics Circle
Brian Regan fans were in atten-
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Dan and Ron Farina, who are father the show. Dan Farina said, “We went to go see him at the Hampton Beach [Casino] Ballroom a while ago.” Dan -
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his show last Thursday night.
of Brian Regan for years and said, “I used to watch his acts when I was younger.” He then said that Brian
Longtime patron of the Colonial Theater Bill Heyman said that this
the lights went down and the show COLTON MCCRACKEN / EQUINOX STAFF
Cast members from the theatrical showing of “A...My Name is Alice” smile as they throw fake money as part of the performance at the Redfern Arts Center
UPCOMING EVENTS Redfern Arts Center October REDFERN ARTS CENTER OCTOBER 28 29 28 03 0429
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a Tupperware container, as if it was the most important thing to do.
other comedians’ style of adding mature content to their material. When Brian was done his show and left the stage, the crowd cheered and
A... My Name Is Alice 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Cantate! High School Choral Festival 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM The Triplets of Belleville Thursday KSC Cine-Concert Concert Band7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
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The US Army Field&Band Jazz Ambassadors Student Recital: Danielle St. Amand Joseph Conti 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Friday
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Show opener Jim Colliton started
Equity Friday
October OCTOBER
Film: Indignation
Brian Regan - 7:30 PM
Friday Southside with You Hell Film:
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Met Live in HD: Don Giovanni - 12:55 PM Saturday Comedian: Juston McKinney 9:15 AM - 10:45 AM & 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
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“When I go to a comedy show, I like to let the humor wash over me. I like to take it in the moment.” BILL HEYMAN COLONIAL THETRE PATRON
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‘Queen of Katwe’ gives inspiring performance
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Equinox Staff Inevitable clichés aside, “Queen of Katwe” is an inspiring, uplifting account of a young girl’s persistence to play chess and become more than a pawn to her poverty-stricken surroundings. 10-year-old Phiona Mutesi [Madina Nalwanga] constantly endeavors the grievances that come with living in Katwe, a local slum in Kampala, Uganda, with her family. Everything changes when she stumbles across Robert Katende [David Oyelowo], a kind-hearted misplay chess. Enamored by her determination, Katende takes Phiona under his wing as his protégé. Knocking out one local championship after the other, Phiona sets her eyes on the big prize, one that would endow her with an opportunity to lift her family out of poverty. While riding on a broken-down miniature bus, a group of underprivileged slum children sing songs to pass the time. Upon their arrival at the college, they all look out the window, viewing the vast campus through a chain-link fence. In another movie, this wonderfully subdued moment would be accompanied by a harmonious score. Here, the children fall silent. Unaware of luxuries, they don’t know how to react; they’re dumbfounded. When greeted with their rooms, they choose to sleep on the In a surprising turn of events, Disney hasn’t gone to the lengths that they usually have toward marketing one of their “based on a true story” narratives. It’s truly a shame. With an established autrice (Mira Nair) at the thing he thinks of are the slum children. helm, “Queen of Katwe” deserves better. He owns a nice home with enough food to last a lifeIn the ending credits, each actor stands opposite time and yet, he thinks of others before himself. When of their real-life counterpart, and in that moment, it his students doubt themselves before a local match, in the moment, he conjures up a humorous parable that story” cash-in. lifts their youthful spirits. For what this scene could Where many people call out for a diverse selection have been, it comes across as genuine rather than manipulative. a beautiful response. Not only does Mira Nair direct As expected, Lupita Nyong’o is tremendous as a some of the best written female characters of the year, strong-willed, yet fragile single mother that craves the best for her children, but struggles at every turn to keep modern cineplex. life in-check. David Oyelowo is the closest we have to an audiHer scenes involve the exploration of such adult
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themes as class discrimination, prostitution, poverty, foreclosure, etc. that seem out of Disney’s wheelhouse, and yet, they’re wonderfully subtle, never beating the audience over the head with their importance. Mira Nair lets the drama play out for itself, allowing those watching to soak up the emotion. Cinematographer Sean Bobbitt frames nearly every
“She stole my Queen, she stole my Queen!” after her notso-glorious defeat at a local competition. Alongside the successes of “Sully” and “Deepwater Horizon,” “Queen of Katwe” proves that under the right circumstances, the phrase “based on a true story” can mean more than manipulative tearjerkers. Some clichés are inevitable, but this was a smart showcase of how to execute them correctly. At the end while, you inhabit a living, breathing environment and of the day, many will walk out with big smiles on their - faces. I know I did. wanga’s presence as a simple performance because she’s so in tune with the narrative that she metamorphosizes Rating: B+ into Phiona, embodying her youth and naivete. Matt Bilodeau can be contacted who each have their brief individual moments to shine, at mbilodeau@kscequinox.com especially a devastated young girl that comically weeps,
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Anger still flares after judge OKs Volkswagen emissions deal Ontario nurse charged in deaths of 8 nursing home residents
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swagen should have paid owners the full purchase price of their vehicle, given the A federal judge approved the larg- company’s fraud. est auto-scandal settlement in U.S. his“This is not enough to deter the kind of tory Tuesday, giving nearly a half-million behavior they did,” he said. Volkswagen owners and leaseholders the choice between selling their cars back or owners were not entitled to a full refund having them repaired so they don’t cheat because many had “received a great deal on emissions tests and spew excess pol- of use out of their vehicles.” He also lution. raised the specter of bankruptcy for VolkU.S. District Judge Charles Breyer said swagen if it had to pay the full purchase the nearly $15 billion deal “adequately price. and fairly” compensates consumers and The scandal has damaged Volkswagen’s reputation and hurt its sales. The soon as possible. company is still facing potentially bilThe German automaker acknowledged last year that about 475,000 sible criminal charges. It also will pay up Volkswagens and Audis with 2-liter, to $324 million in attorney fees and $8.5 four-cylinder diesel engines were pro- million in out-of-pocket costs, and has grammed to cheat on emissions tests. agreed to pay its U.S. dealers up to $1.2 Under the agreement, owners can billion. choose to have Volkswagen buy back the The settlement’s approval “is an vehicle regardless of its condition for the important milestone in our journey to full trade-in price on Sept. 18, 2015, when making things right in the United States,” the scandal broke, or pay for repairs. In Hinrich J. Woebcken, president and either case, Volkswagen also will pay CEO of Volkswagen Group of America owners $5,100 to $10,000, depending on Inc. said in a statement. “Volkswagen is the age of the car and whether the owner committed to ensuring that the program owned it prior to Sept. 18 of last year. is now carried out as seamlessly as posVolkswagen has agreed to spend up to $10 billion compensating consumers and could start buying back the cars as sonnel to making their experience a posiearly as next month. Regulators have not tive one.” The lead attorney for car owners, ElizThe settlement also includes $2.7 abeth Cabraser, said in a statement that - the deal “holds Volkswagen accountable tal mitigation and $2 billion to promote for its illegal behavior and breach of conzero-emissions vehicles. sumer trust.” More than 330,000 people “We’re going to sell it back as soon as humanly possible and try to put this with about 3,200 opting out, she told the behind us,” said Joe Azam, a 35-year-old judge last week. attorney in New York who owns a 2014 The company said in April that it has Jetta wagon. set aside $18.2 billion to cover the cost of Still, Azam said he thought Volkswa- the global scandal, which erupted in September 2015 when the U.S. Environmenit was paying vehicle owners. tal Protection Agency said Volkswagen Blair Stewart, a 2012 Jetta wagon owner in Palo Alto, California, said Volk- to fool emissions tests. Car owners and
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AssociAted Press A nurse has been charged with the murders of eight elderly people at nursing homes in southwestern Ontario over a seven-year period, police said Tuesday. Woodstock Police Chief William Renton said Elizabeth Tracey Mae Wettlaufer, 49, was charged place between 2007 and 2014. “The victims were administered a drug. We’re not in a position at this time to comment further on dence that is now before the courts,” Ontario Provincial Police detective Dave Truax said. Truax would only say that a number of drugs were stored and accessible in the nursing homes where the suspect worked.
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In this Thursday, April 21, 2016, file photo, Joyce Ertel Hulbert, owner of a 2015 Volkswagen Golf TDI, holds a sign while interviewed outside of the Phillip Burton Federal Building in San Francisco. A federal judge in San Francisco is facing a deadline on whether to approve a nearly $15 billion deal over Volkswagen’s emissions cheating scandal that gives most affected car owners the option of having the company buy back their vehicles.
the U.S. Department of Justice sued. The software recognized when the cars were being tested on a treadmill and turned on pollution controls. The
fared worse, with sales down 12.5 percent, to just over 231,000 vehicles, according to Autodata Corp. The VW Group includes the Audi, VW, Bentley and Lamborghini brands. returned to the road. The EPA alleged The settlement releases legal claims the scheme let the cars spew more than from most of the 2-liter engine owners, 40 times the allowable limit of nitrogen oxide, which can cause respiratory prob- cylinder diesels, which also cheated on lems in humans. tests. The settlement also doesn’t end Through September, VW Group’s any claims against parts supplier Robert sales in the U.S. are down nearly 7 per- Bosch, which drew up the cheating software. 386,000 vehicles. The Volkswagen brand
on Sept. 29 and arrested Wettlaufer on Monday. They said she appeared in court Tuesday morning and remained in custody. The investigation is ongoin the future. Woodstock Police said they did not know whether Wettlaufer was represented yet by a lawyer. Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne called the alleged murders by a nurse “extremely distressing and tragic.” Ontario Health Minister Eric Hoskins called the and security of those in long-term care homes are his top priority. “No resident of long-term housing needs to be concerned about their safety as a result of this investigation,” Hoskins said. Wettlaufer, of Woodstock, was employed by Caressant Care Nursing and Retirement Homes, which operates 15 facilities in small Ontario towns. Police said seven of the victims died at a Caressant nursing home in Woodstock, a commu-
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No more scattering of cremation ashes NICOLE WINFIELD
AssociAted Press lines for Catholics who want to be cremated, vied up or kept at home but rather stored in a sacred, church-approved place. The new instructions were released just in
pray for and remember the dead. For most of its 2,000-year history, the Cath-
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In this Sept. 15, 2016 file photo, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Within weeks of the Pentagon allowing transgender service members to serve openly, Army officials said 10 soldiers have formally asked to be recognized as their new, preferred gender. Milley said the key now is to educate the force, particularly commanders who will have to make decisions about soldiers in their units who request a gender change.
church area, to hold them. allow ashes to be kept at home, it said. Vatican
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cases are the same. Commanders will have the discretion modations, based on the needs of the military mission and whether the service members can perform their duties.
who choose to be cremated for reasons contrary to the Christian faith must be denied a Christian funeral. date and says Pope Francis approved it March
key now is to educate the force, particularly commanders who will have to make decisions about soldiers in their out to the force to make sure troops and commanders know the new rules, process, medical criteria and who
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nity of 37,000 people about halfway between London and Hamilton, Ontario. Wettlaufer was also employed at the Meadow Park facility in London, where the other victim died. Police said they believe Wettlaufer also worked at other ify which ones, nor would they speak about a possible motive. focus of a police probe. remains in contact with the Ontario Ministry of Health DAVE CHIDLEY / THE CANDIAN PRESS VIA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A woman walks into the Caressant Care facility in Woodstock, Ontario, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016. Police in southwestern Ontario say between 2007 and 2014, a nurse administered a drug and killed eight residents in her car at the nursing home.
person.. at her and know her a bit, you would never think she could - around here the past few weeks and they came one day in someone who supposedly killed that many people lived
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Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Mueller, prefect of the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith, attends a press conference illustrating new Catholic guidelines on burial and cremation, at the Vatican, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016. The Vatican on Tuesday published guidelines for Catholics who want to be cremated, saying their remains cannot be scattered, divvied up or kept at home but rather stored in a sacred, church-approved place.
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The truth about locker room talk TRAVIS THUOTTE
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SportS Editor For many sports teams across the country, student athletes are held at a high standard, not only in the sports program, but in the overall representation of each individual athlete. Senior guard and forward Matthew Ozzella said that the men’s basketball team locker room is ‘pretty intense.’ “People go about their busito themselves before games, and others are the rah-rah in your face type, but usually no matter
Cain closed out his interview with mentioning the interaction between men and woman and said, “The student athletes are visible across campus, and their approach toward woman is extremely important to the situation.... Our boys enter in the M[entors in] V[iolence] P[revention] program, which is tailored toward woman and prevention against sexual abuse. In the past two years, our boys have gone through the training program. We try to go the other way in promoting the boys with positive and helpful tips when The decisions made are very important. The locker room is taken the same way as most athletic programs have throughout the country,
Fellow senior and forward Owen Murphy said that when in the locker room, the players Ozzella agrees with Cain when it comes to utilize that time to prep before a game. “Every- respect. Referring to Donald Trump’s ‘locker one is very focused in; they are thinking about room talk’ he said, “Well, I guess that’s a comgetting in the right mental state. It’s a pretty positive environment, [but] at the same time, con- [the men’s basketball team] wouldn’t talk about structively criticized environment right before a game. [When we’re} ready to go, we know what Another familiar face in the KSC athletics department is men’s basketball Associate Head In the past few weeks, the ongoing talk about Coach Tyler Hundley who said, “As far as our guys [go], the guys get along with many people into many sports teams coming out to talk about throughout the community. They have many the prevention and awareness of sexual abuse. The Keene State College men’s basketball well as keeping close relationships with those team Head Coach and Worcestor Polytechnic people. Many people know the team as well as Institute (WPI) graduate Ryan Cain took his they know many people, and for a sense of the approach on the situation. community, I think we embody that sense of the When asked what he thought about the over- campus community in a smaller grouping. The all atmosphere at Keene State, he replied with a simple answer, “Tremendous. I believe the Just like Cain, Hundley stresses the overall cally for our sport, and [I] have noticed the tre- on the community every day during practices, mendous support from the Keene State College campus and also the overall Keene community From counseling services to the MVP proin the last year. The community is very close- gram, student athletes at Keene State College knit, and everyone from the school, city and the take an approach to awareness and prevention athletic department, I feel we all have a close toward sexual abuse. According to Coach Cain the basketball proCoach Cain also mentioned that he stresses, gram has taken more of an approach over these past few weeks to remind the players of being gentleman in the basketball program to be a better man each day. The athletics department and Keene comWhen asked about his view from the locker munity as a whole has taken this situation into room and beyond, Cain said, “This is an inter- awareness and enforces displaying nothing but esting topic that we try to be proactive about and helpful and positive actions in the community. discuss with our guys everyday. We tell them Travis Thuotte can be contacted at TThuotte@kscequinox.com you make, it needs to be present in your mind Shelby Iava can be contacted at when making social decisions to being good SIava@kscequinox.com
“We [the men’s basketball team] wouldn’t talk about a women in that light in our locker room.” MATTHEW OZZELLA SENIOR FORWARD
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sense of pride for Smith when it comes to breaking the record. She was head coach for the team when Tania Strong broke the record in 2003. However, the feeling of accomplishment is still there. “I was always proud of Tania for having that goal, for having that record for as long as she had it,” said Coach Watson. “It’s sort of bittersweet when one of your own players breaks the record of another player.” Smith credits her accomplishments to her teammates, saying that without them, she wasn’t able to reach these goals. Besides her records, she has been focused on bringing the team to reach theirs, which Sami says has been accomplished. “All of our goals as a team have been completed this year so far,” said Sami. “Now is to go win L[ittle] E[ast] C[hampionship].” “She comes to practice every day ready to work,” said Coach Watson. “She’s a hard worker [and] she in games and in practice. She’s tenacious, she doesn’t let up. You get a player like that and they’re gonna break records.” Justin Mahan can be contacted at JMahan@kscequinox.com
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favorite overall memory was when Mitchell scored the game-winning goal against Northeastern University, to send the Owls to Nationals Mitchell’s favorite memory of Pierce was also the William Paterson goal. “I would say [the best goal] last year [was] at William Paterson, the overtime goal. They were number one and we beat them in overtime. Since then, last year we were just rolling. I think that goal played a huge role in our success last year,” Mitchell said. Pierce has talthe ice? “His ability to schmooze people,” said Mitchell with a smile on his face. “No matter where we go we make friends”. Austin Sanidas can be contacted at ASanidas@kscequinox.com TIM SMITH/ PHOTO EDITOR
Andrew Pierce is a fifth year and has been playing with the Keene State men’s club ice hockey team since his first year.
I can be, and after him going to the Olympic Trials, it was motivation.” But outside of the pool, Boraski likes to talk about anything but
have no doubt that he will experience many successes in life. Swim has helped Ryan to develop a good work ethic and the ability to persevere Con. from B10 that will take him far,” Glass said. of the pool. He loves talking about baseball,” Shepard said. The Owls swim team will have its next meet on Saturday, Oct. 29 at As he enters his last season as a swimmer at Keene, Boraski said Roger Williams University. man year in high school with the high school team with the encourage- winning an NCAA championship would be the best way in going out. After repeated attempts of contacting coaches, Chris Woolridge and ment of some friends that were on the team,” Glass said. His mother believes that he will do nothing but succeed in the future Diana Pimer were unavailable for comment. Fellow senior and teammate Nate Shepard has been swimming with Mike Cerrotti can be contacted at Boraski for the last four years and said what he is like in the pool. has put into swim during the past four years into his future endeavors, I MCerrotti@kscequinox.com “He’s inspiring, especially this year. He’s pushing me to be the best
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Ryan Boraski swims butterfly in practice and hasn’t taken a break from swimming since he broke his collar bone senior year of high school. After recovering from the injury, he has been swimming every day since.
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Hootie’s Nocturnal Knockout SHELBY IAVA
SportS Editor Hootie’s Nocturnal Knockout is taking place on Nov. 4 in the Spaulding Gymnasium. The doors will open at 7:30p.m., and afterward there will be activities taking place in the student center, such as a photo booth, sign shop, caricature artists and late night bingo. Owl Nation has wanted to start a new tradition for KSC students for some time now, so when they had the opportunity to team up with athletics, after hours, alumni and student government, they jumped on the chance to create this event for the KSC community. tunities for the crowd to get involved and win some prizes! Shelby Iava can be contacted at SIava@kscequinox.com
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Game behind the game: Pats remain number one in the American Football Conference East MARY CURTIN
AdS dirEctor Sunday Oct. 24 was just another average Sunday for football fans as the New England Patriots rolled through the Steel City for the third game of the Reunion Tour in a matchup with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Pats proved too much for second-string quarterback Landry Jones, while Ben Roethlisberger was out after having undergone left knee surgery. I still hate that I even had to see his face on the sideline though. I could do without that guy for the rest of existence in the National Football League (NFL). Week seven proved to be a relatively easy one for New England as they won their third game in a row with a 27-16 win over Pittsburgh. Tom Brady, Bill Belichick and the entire Pats team came to play and came to win, now 3-0 on the road. Brady threw for 222 passing yards, completed 19-26 passes and two touchdowns, one of them being to Rob Gronkowski and caught all four passes from his quarterback. We were lucky enough to witness some chemistry between the
quarterback and the tight end once again. Gronk was able to play from the beginning of the game on, and this helped the Patriots do what they are meant to do: win. Gronk is a beast and we all know that, but he just put himself even higher up on the list when he recorded touchdown number 68, tieing Stanley Morgan, a former NFL wide receiver, for the franchise record. Stephen Gostkowski, however, wasn’t looking quite as chipper this game and this season has been quite shaky for him in general. Whenever he decides to stop playing poorly, that would make me and all Pats fans happy. What
and I do not see how they will lose another game. The Pats are back in action against Rex Ryan and ing game. Until then, we can bask in the fact that the Pats are 6-1 and remain number one in the American Football Conference East. Mary Curtin can be contacted at MCurtin@kscequinox.com
goal? unsteady, but LeGarrette Blount calmed the rushing yards, more than double of last week’s 50 against Cincinnati.
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Women’s soccer shuts out UMass on senior day
Owls continue to soar as they stay undefeated against RPI AUSTIN SANIDAS
end of the second, and it came back to haunt them as the Engineers managed to get one by Carlin Testa. The player tried to pass the puck in front but it ended up
Equinox Staff On Saturday, Oct. 22, the Keene State College men’s
The period ended with Keene holding the shot advanRensselaer Polytechnic Institute Engineers. The Owls tage 22-16. took home a 3-1 win over RPI. It only took 14 seconds for the Owls to regain the The Owls were riding a four game unbeaten streak, lead in the third. Andrew Pierce zipped a nice, crosscrease pass to Kurt Mitchell, who jammed home the Rensselaer had a record of 5-2 coming into the game.
picked up the assists on Girards goal. That goal stood as the backbreaker for the Engineers as they couldn’t put anymore goals on the board. The game ended with
period but scoreboard still showed zeros. The shots were in Keene’s favor, 10-6. In the second period it was Keene who broke the Carlin Testa put forth another strong performance, tie. Leading goal scorer and alternate captain Andrew making 22 saves on 23 shots. Pierce, lit the lamp with a beautiful shot over the goalThe Owls next game is against Boston College, at ies shoulder to give the Owls a 1-0 lead. It was a power- Keene Ice on Friday Oct. 28 at 3p.m. play goal, and Pierce’s 6th goal of the season. Captain Kurt Mitchell and Andre Karlin picked up the assists Austin Sanidas can be contacted at on Pierces goal. ASanidas@kscequinox.com Keene ran into some penalty trouble towards the
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Sierra Trzepacz (left), Danielle Warhall (middle) and Brittany Tolla (right) finish up their conference games with a perfect home record on their senior day at the Owls Athletic Complex on Saturday, Oct. 22.
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Brittany Tolla, Sierra Trzepacz and Danielle Warhall were honored by their teammates and coaches for all The Keene State College women’s of their hard work they have put in soccer team held its annual Senior with the soccer team in the past few Day for the class of 2017 at the Owl years. Athletic Complex on one cold and Tolla said, “On senior day, the rainy Saturday afternoon. The Owls goal was to get all of our players came into this game 11-5 playing against the 5-9-2 UMass Dartmouth reinforcing to play with heart and Corsairs. to play for each other, and that’s exactly what we did. Senior day was very bittersweet knowing it was our score was 4-0, increasing its record last Saturday regular season home to 12-5. Back in goal, Danielle Warh- game, but my team, coaches, family and friends made the day so special. after its victory against UMass Dart- I couldn’t have asked for it to be any mouth. Quinn Dorogi, Taylor Far- better.” land and Katie Silegy were the three goal scorers in the matchup against against the Corsairs. the Corsairs. After this performance, The Owls found the back of the the Owls extended their home win- net after the 20 minute came around. ning streak to eight games. The Owls Taylor Farland received a pass from are now 8-0 at home this season with Kali Santino, where Farland then only one home game remaining. ripped a one-time shot and buried Before the game, Keene State seniors the ball in the bottom right corner.
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Owls scored three other goals in at the half. When the second half started, the Corsairs exhibited some early action. Giving Warhall some shots, UMass Darmouth had two shots on goal within two minsecond minute. However, Warhall did not let anything pass her as shutout of the season. Trzepacz had several shots on goal, but neither her or the Owls
was 4-0. The Owls have their last home game Wednesday, Oct. 25 at 5p.m.
Cameron Mozzer can be contacted at cmozzer@kscequinox.com
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From left to right, Brian Mello, Tucker Johnson, Chris O’Hara and Cooper Hines celebrate a goal against UNH at Keene Ice on Oct. 14.
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KEENE STATE COLLEGE ATHLETIC TEAM RECORDS Men’s Soccer Overall
Cross Country
8-7-1
Home
5-1
Away
3-6-1
@ Tufts Team Keene State
1 5
Field Hockey Overall
16-3
Home
Team Keene State
Points 0
UMass Dartmouth
1
Away
Neutral
7-3
9-0
0-0
Points
Points
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Team Keene State
0
Framingham St.
@ Worcester
Team Keene State
0-0
@ UMass Dartmouth
Points
Tufts
Neutral
Worcester
@ Framingham State
Connecticut College Invitational Lindsay Szuch 22:30
Phil Parent 25:51
Katelyn Terry 23:30
Iid Sheikh-Yusuf 26:27
Alyssa Lombardi 24:02
Ian Connell 27:08
Rachel Klaski 24:13
Ben Macdonald 27:24
Women’s Soccer Overall Home
12-5
8-0
Away
4-5
vs. Bridgewater State Team Keene State
Points 1
Bridgewater St.
Volleyball Overall
0
Home
16-11 4-2 vs. WPI
Neutral
0-0
vs. UMass Dartmouth Team Keene State
Points 4
UMass Dartmouth
Away
0
Neutral
9-2
3-5
@ Framingham St.
8
Team Keene State
Points 0
Team Keene State
Points 3
0
WPI
3
Framingham St. 0
Upcoming Games Men’s Soccer Saturday, Oct. 29
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Women’s Soccer Saturday, Oct. 29 @ UMass Boston 5:00 p.m.
Field Hockey Saturday, Oct. 29 vs. Eastern Conn. 4:00 p.m.
Swim/ Dive Saturday, Oct. 29 @ Rodger Willaims 1:00 p.m.
Cross Country Saturday, Oct. 29 LEC 11:00 a.m.
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Excelling in the pool, in the rink and on the turf
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Andrew Pierce (top left), a fifth year senior, stares down the ice. Senior Ryan Boraski (bottom) in the pool doing the butterfly. Sami Smith (far right) poses for a photograph.
Smith breaks third record of the year Boraski takes top time in the nation AUSTIN SANIDAS
Equinox Staff Andrew Pierce has played on the Keene State College club hockey team for the past four years. He is currently an assistant captain and Kurt Mitchell and Kyle Carignan. “It has been a tremendous experience,” said Pierce. Pierce talked about how much the team has grown in the last four years he has been a part of it. were a below .500 team, and then my senior year we made it to the national tournament. I think the growth speaks volumes to the guys said Pierce. Bobby Rodrigue has coached Pierce every year and had nothing but good things to say. “Well, he has been with us for four years so we’ve all had our ups and downs, but it’s really been a lot of fun watching him grow and develop as a person and as a player,” Rodrigue said. Rodrigue couldn’t decide what was the most valuable asset Pierce brought to the team. He said it was a toss-up between his commitment to the team and his athletic abilities. In Pierce’s latest game against UNH, he put his commitment and his athletic abilities on full display. He led his team to a 4-2 victory by scoring three goals, including the
utes left in the game. He iced the game with an empty net goal with less than a second remaining. Pierce may not be captain this year, but that doesn’t change the way he is going to play the game. “I don’t look at it as having less responsibility, I look at it as continuing to do what I did last year,” Pierce said. Mitchell, being the captain this year, thought Pierce did a great job wearing the C last season. “Previously, we have had captains that either took the role way too serious or way too lackadaisical, where they didn’t care about things or anything anyone did was a problem. He had a good balance between the two, so seeing that was and where it took us last year, it helps give me a direction on where to take leadership this year,” Mitchell said. Pierce has a knack for scoring big goals. One of Pierce’s favorite goals he ever scored came last year against William Paterson University. “My favorite memory, personally, is scoring the overtime goal against William Paterson last year,” Pierce said. Keene was 1-4 at the time and facing an undefeated WPU squad. He scored the game-winning goal in overtime, and after that game, Keene won eight of their next 10 games. Pierce also mentioned how his
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Smith’s sister Casi has been playing with her since she was in seventh grade. From passing the ball around the backyard with Smith now has four school records mom, to playing on the same team under her belt. The records are again in college, Casi has seen a career-based and individual for lot of improvements in her sister’s points and goals. On Oct. 15, Smith scored a hat “It’s just incredible,” said Casi. trick in a game against UMass Dart- “You think every time she’s just mouth to mark her third record of the year. This time, it is the single than the year before.” Not only season goal-scoring record. Earlier in have her sister, teammates and the season, Smith broke the all-time coaches seen improvement leadgoal scoring record and the all-time ing to the record, but Smith has points scoring record for Keene State. also seen it within herself. She also Smith said that the records weren’t on her mind during game time, but improvements of the team. “My mom constantly talks about really cool to see improvements not only among myself, but just among my teammates because without them, I’m not going to be able to get the ball. They’ve improved so much, which has Coach Amy Watson said that it been the cause of all of this.” Casi Smith has a big sense of pride has been Smith’s head coach for her and happiness for her sister in the four years on the team and has seen records she broke, saying how not a lot of people believed in her and team until now. her sister in the sport. “As a player, Sami’s grown a lot over the years,” said Coach Watson. moment for me is knowing that “Her biggest asset is her speed and our high school coaches didn’t really believe in her,” said Casi. because of her speed. Through the “They didn’t think there was much years, she’s been able to develop her to her, and seeing now everything game, just do more technical things she’s been doing is kind of like a to go along with her speed which big smile.” really helped.” Coach Watson has a bigger everyone else knows about it, so they’re gonna make sure it’s in my head anyways,” said Smith. Even though the records were
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Senior Ryan Boraski starts his Keene State Owls, and his career so far is one for the ages. Ryan grew up in North Attleborough, Massachusetts, and began swimming at a young age, but he said he also loved baseball and stopped swimming until his sophomore year in high school. He continued swimming, and that led him to join the team at Keene State. His mother, Melissa Glass, said he has been swimming since he was just six-years-old. “Ryan began swimming on the town pool summer swim team in North Attleboro when he was 6 since his sister was on the team as well as some of his friends. She continued, “It was something for him to do since he would be at the pool anyway watching his sister,” Glass said. Boraski has done nothing but dominate in the four years he’s been at Keene. As a six time all-American, he holds school records for the 100 meter freestyle, 200 hundred meter freestyle, 100 meter individual medley , along with the 200 meter relay, 400 meter relay and the medley in both of those categories. He also holds the record for the fastest 100 meter time for division three athletes. Boraski said, “It
mean even more.” Boraski’s mother is extremely proud of how far he has come. “I am very proud of all of Ryan's achievements both in the pool and academically. I have watched him work hard year-round over the past few years meet the goals he set for himself, in particular qualifying for the Olympic Trials last June,” Glass said. to swim at the Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, another achievement that took a lot of hard work and meant a lot to him. Boraski said, “It was really cool just being there, seeing all the swimmers you see on T.V. It was a lot of hard work”. No swimmer from Keene had pic Trials before Boraski did. Boaraski wasn’t always as dedicated his mother said. “Ryan wasn’t always as dedicated to swim as he is now. At the beginning of middle school, he started swimming for a more competitive team for the sole purpose of getting stronger for baseball which was his primary sport at the time.” She continued, “He hated going to the practices, but loved competing in the meets. He left the team after that one year to focus on baseball, but returned to swimming fresh-
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